1 John 2:3-11 - God's Commands

³ And by this we know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. ⁴ He who says, I know him, and does not keep his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in this man. ⁵ But whoever keeps his word, truly in this man the love of God is fully perfected. By this we know that we are in him. ⁶ He who claims to abide in him he also ought so to walk just as that man walked.

⁷ Brothers, I write no new commandment to you, but an old commandment that ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word that ye heard from the beginning. ⁸ Again, a new commandment I write to you, which is TRUE in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away, and the TRUE light now shines.

⁹ He who claims to be in the light, and hates his brother, is in the darkness until now. ¹⁰ He who loves his brother abides in the light, and no cause of stumbling is in him. ¹¹ But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and he goes about in the darkness, and knows not where he goes, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.